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Stability AI

Stable Diffusion model maker

🎨 Image open source / open weights
B
65
/ 100

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Developer of Stable Diffusion models, offering open weights and an API.

Use it when…

You want open weights with a big community.

Skip it if…

You want the current quality leader.

Score breakdown

Job fit13/30
Ease / time-to-first-result10/15
Value13/15
Momentum9/15
Openness & portability9/10
Trust & maturity7/10
Builder/gamer bonus4/5

Initial editorial estimate from public info; not yet hands-on tested. How we score →

Details

Pricing
Open weights under community license; API pay-per-use
Unverified. Unverified: editorial summary. We couldn't confirm this on an official pricing page (JS-rendered, no public pricing, or usage-based) as of Oct 18, 2026.
Free tier
Yes (unverified)
Platforms
API · Self-host
Open source
Yes
Official URL
https://stability.ai
URL verified
Oct 18, 2026 (curl HTTP GET)
Last reviewed
Oct 18, 2026 by agent
Sources
https://stability.ai

Changelog

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